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- Very little, and it's part of a larger trend in the United States where you're seeing shades of neo-isolationism across party lines. This is not simply a Democratic or Republican phenomenon. It goes beyond intervention fatigue. There's a real focus on things domestic. There is, I believe, a lack of appreciation of the potential of the United States to do good in the world at a reasonable cost. There's also an underappreciation of the potential for things happening out there to come here at considerable cost to ourselves. I also worry that we're not building support at home for what you might call "responsible internationalism."
Fuck. This is why I think international travel needs to be a standard part of U.S. education. I don't care if every set of parents has to suck cock all day every third Sunday for a year to raise the money to do it. The ease with which many people forget about the rest of the world outside of North America is awful.